Question 1

Which of the following is the outcome variable that the researcher is seeking to predict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dependent variable 
B)  Extraneous variable 
C)  Independent variable 
D)  Individual-difference variable 
A)  Dependent variable 
B)  Extraneous variable 
C)  Independent variable 
D)  Individual-difference variable A

Question 2

Which of the following are variables that are systematically controlled by the researcher?

Accepted Answer

A)  Independent variables 
B)  Dependent variables 
A)  Independent variables 
B)  Dependent variables A

Question 3

If you were to test whether males and females differed on a measure of the communication of intimacy in friendship relationships, you would most likely use:

Accepted Answer

A)  Independent-samples t test 
B)  ANOVA 
A)  Independent-samples t test 
B)  ANOVA A

Question 4

A student conducted a research study by surveying his fraternity brothers about their political attitudes. This study might well have a problem with _____________-

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal validity 
B)  External validity 
A)  Internal validity 
B)  External validity

Question 5

Which of the following is a type of independent variable that is controlled by the researcher by manipulating a 'treatment' that one group of participants receive and the control group does not?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factor 
B)  Individual-difference variable 
C)  Placebo 
A)  Factor 
B)  Individual-difference variable 
C)  Placebo

Question 6

Which type of statistical test requires post-hoc tests to interpret significant findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Independent-samples t test 
B)  ANOVA 
C)  Both of the above 
A)  Independent-samples t test 
B)  ANOVA 
C)  Both of the above

Question 7

If you were to compare the mean scores of people living in the U.S., China, Japan and Russia on a test of introversion-extroversion, you would most likely use:

Accepted Answer

A)  Independent -samples t test 
B)  ANOVA 
A)  Independent -samples t test 
B)  ANOVA

Question 8

The law of large numbers means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  All participants have an equal opportunity to be placed in experimental groups 
B)  As the size of the sample increases, the likelihood that the sample will be similar to the overall population increases 
C)  Participants are assigned to conditions based on a preexisting trait 
D)  The researcher makes the experimental groups as similar as possible on a potential rival variable 
E)  All of the above 
A)  All participants have an equal opportunity to be placed in experimental groups 
B)  As the size of the sample increases, the likelihood that the sample will be similar to the overall population increases 
C)  Participants are assigned to conditions based on a preexisting trait 
D)  The researcher makes the experimental groups as similar as possible on a potential rival variable 
E)  All of the above

Question 9

A researcher can attempt to control for rival variables by using ________ strategies?

Accepted Answer

Balance the presence

Which of the following is the outcome variable that the researcher is seeking to predict?

Which of the following are variables that are systematically controlled by the researcher?

If you were to test whether males and females differed on a measure of the communication of intimacy in friendship relationships, you would most likely use:

A student conducted a research study by surveying his fraternity brothers about their political attitudes. This study might well have a problem with _____________-

Which of the following is a type of independent variable that is controlled by the researcher by manipulating a 'treatment' that one group of participants receive and the control group does not?

Which type of statistical test requires post-hoc tests to interpret significant findings?

If you were to compare the mean scores of people living in the U.S., China, Japan and Russia on a test of introversion-extroversion, you would most likely use:

The law of large numbers means that:

A researcher can attempt to control for rival variables by using ________ strategies?

Understanding Research

The Who, How, and Why of Research

Quantitative Research: Measurement and Data Collection

Quantitative Research: Descriptive and Correlational Designs

Quantitative Research: Advanced Experimental Designs

What Is Qualitative Research

Planning Your Qualitative Study: Design, Sampling, and Data Analysis

Qualitative Research Methods: Ethnography, Phenomenology, Case Study, Textual Analysis, and Applied Research

Qualitative Research Tools: Interviewing, Focus Groups, and Observation

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Exam 5: Quantitative Research: Basic Experimental Designs

Which of the following is the outcome variable that the researcher is seeking to predict?

Which of the following are variables that are systematically controlled by the researcher?

If you were to test whether males and females differed on a measure of the communication of intimacy in friendship relationships, you would most likely use:

A student conducted a research study by surveying his fraternity brothers about their political attitudes. This study might well have a problem with _____________-

Which of the following is a type of independent variable that is controlled by the researcher by manipulating a 'treatment' that one group of participants receive and the control group does not?

Which type of statistical test requires post-hoc tests to interpret significant findings?

If you were to compare the mean scores of people living in the U.S., China, Japan and Russia on a test of introversion-extroversion, you would most likely use:

The law of large numbers means that:

A researcher can attempt to control for rival variables by using ________ strategies?

Understanding Research

The Who, How, and Why of Research

Quantitative Research: Measurement and Data Collection

Quantitative Research: Descriptive and Correlational Designs

Quantitative Research: Advanced Experimental Designs

What Is Qualitative Research

Planning Your Qualitative Study: Design, Sampling, and Data Analysis

Qualitative Research Methods: Ethnography, Phenomenology, Case Study, Textual Analysis, and Applied Research

Qualitative Research Tools: Interviewing, Focus Groups, and Observation

Presenting Your Research Findings

Filters